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tberk

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:40 am
Post subject: Wake Up NG - ets talk Puppeteers
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Wake Up NG - Lets talk Puppeteers



I understand they are herd animals but based on their way of
reproducing (like unto a wasp injecting a larvae into a host animal)
aaaand the fact hat they don't seem to have a large gut for digesting
cellulose like many herbivore do, I got to thinking they likely
developed on a planet with a high portion of fruits and high caloric
vegetable to eat vs grasses and grasses like our African veld and such.


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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:40 pm
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In article <DWPGd.11334$wZ2.5991@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>, T wrote:
 > I understand they are herd animals but based on their way of
 > reproducing (like unto a wasp injecting a larvae into a host animal)
 >
Is this canon? ISTR that Nessus and the Hindmost were both
reticent on the details, but Louis and Speaker speculated somewhat.

 > aaaand the fact hat they don't seem to have a large gut for digesting
 > cellulose like many herbivore do, I got to thinking they likely
 > developed on a planet with a high portion of fruits and high caloric
 > vegetable to eat vs grasses and grasses like our African veld and such.
 >
Equally plausible would be that they've internalised some
moderately sophisticated genetic engineering and have developed some
super-bug to replace their natural intestinal microflora. The same sort
of thing as those "active yoghurt" drinks that are so popular for parting
fools and their money these days.

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